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Mentor Graphics Launches MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A for Power Cycle Testing of Electronic Components

WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 12, 2014 — Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the new MicReD® Industrial Power Tester 1500A for power cycling and thermal testing of electronics components to simulate and measure lifetime performance. The MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A tests the reliability of power electronic  components that are increasingly used in industries such as automotive and transportation including hybrid and electrical vehicles and trains, power generation and converters, and renewable energy applications such as wind turbines.  It is the only commercially available thermal testing product that combines … Read More → "Mentor Graphics Launches MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A for Power Cycle Testing of Electronic Components"

MEMS Industry Group Explores MEMS Supply Chain at 2014 Sensors Expo & Conference

PITTSBURGH — May 12, 2014 — MEMS Industry Group® (MIG), the trade association advancing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) across global markets, today announced its line-up of speakers for “Designing MEMS In – How to Engage the Supply Chain,” its pre-conference symposium at 2014 Sensors Expo & Conference. Attendees will learn how to take best advantage of a robust supply chain composed of device manufacturers, foundries, materials and equipment suppliers, software designers, and consultants as … Read More → "MEMS Industry Group Explores MEMS Supply Chain at 2014 Sensors Expo & Conference"

ProPlus Design Solutions Releases NanoSpice Giga SPICE Simulator for Memory Applications

SAN JOSE, CALIF. –– May 8, 2014 –– ProPlus Design Solutions, Inc., the leading technology provider of giga-scale parallel SPICE simulation, SPICE modeling solutions and Design-for-Yield (DFY) applications, today announced immediate availability of NanoSpice™ Giga, a high-capacity, high-performance parallel SPICE simulator for giga-scale circuit simulation for memory applications.

Targeted to emerging giga-scale SPICE simulation needs, NanoSpice Giga is the follow-on product to NanoSpice™, a high-performance parallel SPICE simulator introduced early last year, and shares the same innovative licensing model for parallelization as NanoSpice.

Giga-scale SPICE simulation is a term used to describe … Read More → "ProPlus Design Solutions Releases NanoSpice Giga SPICE Simulator for Memory Applications"

Measure Four Analog Outputs with 33% Fewer Components Using a High-Efficiency Reference Design

San Jose, CA—May 12, 2014—Designers may now add a high-accuracy, 4-channel analog output to their industrial automation designs with 33% fewer components than competitive designs. Simply use the Alameda (MAXREFDES24#) subsystem reference design, now available for sale, from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM).

Industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) need multiple, flexible, high accuracy analog outputs. The Alameda subsystem combines four high-accuracy (< ±0.1%) outputs with a high-efficiency, low-noise power supply controller on a single board. Alameda offers extreme flexibility—its outputs are configurable to ±10V, ±20 … Read More → "Measure Four Analog Outputs with 33% Fewer Components Using a High-Efficiency Reference Design"

Green Hills Software to Exhibit at AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference in Orlando, Florida

SANTA BARBARA, CA — May 8, 2014 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent software vendor for the Internet of Things, will demonstrate its latest embedded software solutions focused on software security, safety and availability for the autonomous control and payload community at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference, May 12 – 15, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

In booth #915, Green Hills Software will demonstrate:

High Performance Embedded Virtualization on OMAP 5 Processor

Green Hills Software will demonstrate a … Read More → "Green Hills Software to Exhibit at AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference in Orlando, Florida"

ACCES I/O Products Releases Ethernet 48-Channel Industrial Strength Digital I/O Module

May 7, 2014—SAN DIEGO, CA – ACCES I/O Products, Inc., is excited to release a new addition to its Ethernet family of products—Model ETH-DIO-48. Designed for compact control and monitoring applications, this product features 48 or 24 industrial strength TTL digital I/O lines. This Ethernet device is an ideal solution for adding portable, easy-to-install, digital I/O to any Ethernet network, even wirelessly. The ETH-DIO-48 is excellent for use in applications sensing inputs such as switch closures, TTL, LVTTL, CMOS logic, and is ideal for controlling external relays, driving indicator lights, and more. Applications include home, portable, tablet, laboratory, industrial … Read More → "ACCES I/O Products Releases Ethernet 48-Channel Industrial Strength Digital I/O Module"

Comparators from Diodes Incorporated Boost Performance

Plano, Texas – May 8th, 2014 – Diodes Incorporated has introduced enhanced versions of the popular LMV331 and LMV393 single- and dual-channel comparators for use in battery-powered portable devices such as mobile phones and notebook PCs.  These general-purpose devices run at a lower voltage, draw less current and offer smaller package options than most industry-standard alternatives.

Operating over a low voltage range from 2.7V to 5.5V and at a typical supply current at 5V of only 40µA for the LMV331 and 70µA for the LMV393, … Read More → "Comparators from Diodes Incorporated Boost Performance"

Synopsys Introduces Optimized DTS-HD Decoder for DesignWare ARC Audio Processors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Highlights:

  • New DTS-HD audio decoder optimized to minimize processor bandwidth and memory size requirements on ARC single- and dual-core audio processors
  • DTS-HD decoder provides a single package for decoding all DTS 5.1 channel audio formats
  • DTS certification ensures compliance to all DTS audio standards
  • DTS-HD decoder delivers an immersive audio experience from streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) sources on digital TVs, set-top … Read More → "Synopsys Introduces Optimized DTS-HD Decoder for DesignWare ARC Audio Processors"

CommAgility VPX module provides rugged DSP and FPGA performance

CommAgility today announced the VPX-D16A4, a rugged high performance DSP and FPGA based card in the compact VITA™ 65, 3U OpenVPX™ form factor. The module is ideal for applications such as software defined radio (SDR) (including LTE, Remote Radio Head (RRH), WiMax and Cloud RAN), imaging or radar, and is well suited to military or other harsh field deployment environments.

The VPX-D16A4 is CommAgility’ … Read More → "CommAgility VPX module provides rugged DSP and FPGA performance"

Wind River Delivers Breakthrough Performance for Accelerated vSwitch Optimized for NFV

  • Wind River accelerated virtual switch software delivers 20x the performance of the standard Open vSwitch with no hardware acceleration required.
  • Accelerated vSwitch is integrated within Wind River Carrier Grade Communications Server as part of a comprehensive infrastructure platform for NFV applications.
  • Carrier Grade Communications Server is the only commercial platform delivering six 9s (99.9999%) reliability for telecom networks, delivering up to 1,000x uptime improvement compared to enterprise-class solutions.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – May 7, 2014 – Wind River®, a world leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, … Read More → "Wind River Delivers Breakthrough Performance for Accelerated vSwitch Optimized for NFV"

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